Why not bid on e-bay clothes from Canada?

[zcat]

I saw two items that I want to bid on and they are both in Canada. I noticed that no one from U.S. bid on them. So I looked at other things and saw that same pattern. Is there a reason why no one bids? Made me stop and question if I should. Can you help me? Judy

[Grayce]

One reason might be the cost of shipping. I know it costs a fortune to mail packages to the States from here. A few years ago I mailed a tiny newborn baby outfit to my sister in Texas and it cost over 13$.

[zcat]

Grayce: I asked the seller and was told that it would be $6.2 inc. handling cost and the person used post canada for the amount. Does this sound right to you????? judy

[SNOWEY]

Judy:

 

I have bought many items from Canada on Ebay. The shipping price may be a bit higher but sometimes the deals can be better. IE I have bought some fur coats in Canada and you would never be able to beat the price here in the states. Also, the seller can add a few dollars for the trouble of going to the P.O. Just my opinion.

 

Claudia

[natalunia]

I buy from Lazyladybug (ebay ID), who is in Canada, all the time. I pay about $8.00 for shipping suits. I get them in 3-7 days. I think I've bought 6 suits from her. I think it is just coincidence that no one from the US has bid on the item.

 

Natalie

[Karen_B]

i know for me when i type in something i'm interested in, i have to keep winnowing down and winnowing down until i get a manageable list to work through. often times, i'll select "items in the US" button because it weeds out stuff from australia and great britain; that would also weed out canadian, so i probably do miss out on some cool opportunities. if there were an option to narrow it to just north america, i would choose that on ebay.

[JanetMarie]

The shipping is definately higher, but there ARE some great buys which offset the items.

[zcat]

Thanks everyone. feel better now and will bid judy

[zcat]

Huuummm fur coats sounds good to me. Have one could use many many more. Enjoy yours. judy

[ladymanor1]

It does also take a lot more time for the mail deliveries from Canada to here (depending I guess on where in canada you are buying from). My daughers MIL lives in buffalo, and she says it often takes 2 weeks of mail delivery time, for what she could drive over in about 1/2 hour. go figure

If you have the time to wait.....bid :)

Debbie

[BottledRed]

I sell stuff on eBay (ogruber), and although I will ship to Canada, most Canadian customers who inquire about the shipping don't purchase due to the high cost!